Object Number 1998.0004.006

Object Name

Spoon (Tablespoon)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the Trust for the Benefit of Richard Tousey and Others

Creator (Role)

Newell Harding (Maker)
1796-1862
As per Tousey's notebook: Newell Harding was apprentice to Morse in 1811.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1820-1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Handle, underside; "NHarding" stamped in banner
2. Inscription; Handle, upper surface, end; "OA" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.661 (L) , 1.732 (W) , 1.5521 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22 (L) , 4.4 (W) , 44 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• An illustrated glossary of spoon terms, pp. 467-488
[Book] Belden, Louise C. 1980 Marks of American Silversmiths in the Ineson-Bissell Collection. 506 p.
• Example marks, brief background information, sources, p. 213
[Book] Rainwater, Dorothy T. & Redfield, Judy. 1998 Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers. 418 p.
• Information on Newell Harding and the history of the company, p. 141
[Book] Flynt, Henry N. & Fales, Martha Gandy. 1968 The Heritage Collection of Silver: With Biographical Sketches of New England Silversmiths, 1625-1825. 391 p.
• Biographical information on Newell Harding, p. 242